Book description
Live your best life with this guide to 250+ travel experiences and start planning a lifetime of adventures. Whether you have an hour, day, week, month or year, discover how you can make the most of every precious moment. From seeing the sunrise at summer solstice, to camping off-grid or climbing a volcano, this is your guide to a life well-lived.This book is not just another bucketlist of big ticket trips: it is a promise to live life to the fullest. Explore five awesome time-themed chapters and find inspiring ideas on how to add a dash of joie de vivre to your everyday. Let your inhibitions go when you skinny dip in Australia's Alexandra Bay; care for rescued sloths at a Pacific Coast sanctuary in Costa Rica; or bikepack through America's East Coast Greenway. You'll even find exhilarating tips to help you face your fears; reignite long-forgotten desires; and spark new and unexpected ambitions.Inside You Only Live Once 2nd Edition:- More than 250 rejuvenating ideas for trips to inspire your personal growth so you can live an illuminated life- Five uplifting chapters for an Hour, Day, Week, Month and Year that are bursting with fun suggestions on places to visit, sights to behold, vibrant carnivals and festivals, out-of-this-world food and fulfilling activities to nourish the mind and soul- Insightful essays from local experts and award-winning writers that explore sustainable and responsible ways of travel, humbling and awe-inspiring experiences and spiritual connections with our natural world- Featuring stunning illustrations, maps, infographics and empowering quotes, all presented in a modern, visually inspiring hardback formatYou Only Live Once 2nd Edition is the new, updated edition of the bestselling You Only Live Once by Lonely Planet. Whether you're travelling for a week or a year, or simply looking to seize the day with mindful and creative activities, this wonderful book will inspire the explorer in all of us. Gift this life-affirming guide to anyone who is dreaming of making a change to their every day or about to embark on an adventure. It's time to start living! About Lonely PlanetLonely Planet, a Red Ventures Company, is the world's number one travel guidebook brand. Providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973, Lonely Planet reaches hundreds of millions of travellers each year online and in print and helps them unlock amazing experiences. Visit us at lonelyplanet.com and join our community of followers on Facebook (facebook.com/lonelyplanet), Twitter (@lonelyplanet), Instagram (instagram.com/lonelyplanet), and TikTok (@lonelyplanet).'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience